Bangladesh
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- December 16, 1972, suspended on March 24, 1982, restored on November 10, 1986, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
83% Muslims, 16% Hindus, Buddhist, Catholic, and Protestant minorities
From the country
- JUNE 1, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after...
Belayet Hossain was sentenced to death for murder after being convicted of raping and murdering Amena Begum Lucky on August 29, 2000
- MAY 31, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced...
Three brothers, Mithu, Ramjan and Tipu Ali, were sentenced to death by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh after being convicted of murder
- MAY 30, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Saidur Rahman Shahid and Kala Jahangir after convicting them of killing Habibur Rahman Mondol, a 44-year-old lawyer, out of political rivalry, on August 20, 2000
- MAY 21, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A speedy trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, condemned...
A speedy trial court in Barisal, Bangladesh, condemned to death Mamun Peyada and sentenced 16 others to life imprisonment for murder
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A special court in Bangladesh sentenced to death 16...
A special court in Bangladesh sentenced to death 16 people for a grisly double murder in 2000 in which the victims' bodies were hacked to pieces
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Yusuf Ali, 40, was sentenced to death in absentia by...
Yusuf Ali, 40, was sentenced to death in absentia by the Additional District and Sessions Court for his involvement in the murder of former MP Rabiul Awal Khan Kiron on April 28, 1986
- MAY 14, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Shah Ali Kazol and Morshed Rashidul Hasan Titu were...
Shah Ali Kazol and Morshed Rashidul Hasan Titu were sentenced to death after being convicted of killing a college student
- MAY 13, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A man named as Farizulla was sentenced to death by...
A man named as Farizulla was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Court for killing his wife in 1998
- MAY 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two brothers and their brother-in-law were sentenced...
Two brothers and their brother-in-law were sentenced to death by a district court for throwing acid on a housewife in south Surma in November 2002
- MAY 12, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Two people were sentenced to death and another to life...
Two people were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for killing a young businessman in Bangladesh in 1999
- MAY 6, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
An Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh...
An Additional District and Sessions Court in Bangladesh sentenced two youths to hang and sentenced two others to one year rigorous imprisonment for murder
- APRIL 28, 2003BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Babul Mia was condemned to death by a court in Bangladesh...
Babul Mia was condemned to death by a court in Bangladesh for killing his younger brother in 2001